Saw-vise



F. E. PARR.

SAW VISE.

APPLICATION men DEC. 15. m7.

1,3 13,728. Patented Aug. 19, 1919.

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saw-vise.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application file'd December 15, 1917. Serial No. 207,371.

To all whom; it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK E. PARK, a

citizen" of the United States, residing at Buffalo, in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Saw-Vises, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to vises for holding saws or other flat articles While the same are being sharpened or Otherwise operated upon.

In vises of this kind, as heretofore made, the arch members connectingthe fixed and movable jaws were either so arranged that the saw could be inserted between the jaws from below the vise, or the connecting members were so arranged that the saw could be inserted between the jaws only from above the vise. In sharpening and jointing saws it is very desirable to have a vise in which the saw can beinserted between thejaws either from above or from below the vise.

The objects of the invention are to produce'a-viseof this kind in whiclithe mem ber connectinglthe' fixed and movable jaws is so constructedand arranged that the saw may be" inserted between the' jaws either from above or from below the jaws; to improve the" construction of Vises 'of this kind in otherres'pectshereinafter specified.

In the accompanyingdrawings Figure 1-is"afr'ont elevation of a vise embodying" the invention showing the conl nectingmemb'ersin a position to receive a' saw between the jaws from below the vise.

Fig. 2 is a similar view thereof showing the parts indifl'erent positions so that the saw may be inserted into the vise from above the same.

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional elevation thereof on an enlarged scale on line 33, Fig. 1;

Fig. thereof on line 4-4, Fig. 1.

Figs. 5 and 6 are transverse sectional elevations thereof on lines 5-5, and 6-6, respectively, Fig. 2.

Fig. 7 is a, top plan View thereof, partly in section.

The vise embodying the invention which is shown in drawings has a fixed jaw A which is adapted to be secured to a table, bench or other support, the jaw shown being angle-shaped and having a table or benchengaging member or bracket a secured also 4 is a transverse sectional elevationthereto. The fixed jaw may be secured to a table or bench a by any suitable means, such asaielamp a pivoted at a to the fike'd' jaw and beingprovided with a clamping screw a adapted toen'gage the lower face of the table or support and to clamp'the vise thereon: The niovablejaw' of the vise includes a plate or member B arranged-in operative relatioiifto" the vertical face of the fixed jaw" member A. The movable jaw is slidable on blocks'orflguide members C which are fixed relatively to the jaw A and which are preferably arranged" near the ends of the movablejaw B. In order to guide the movable jawrelatively to the fixed jaw,'the' endsbof themovable'jaw', in the construction shown, are bent into a position substantially perpendicular to'the face of the movable jaw and are provided with;

flanged portions 1) b the bent portionsfb and the flanged portions thereof slidably' engaging three sides of the guide blo-eks'C. The movable jaw may'be actuat'ec'lby any suitable means, thatshown including a r'o'd8 D having ec'ce'ntrically' arranged pivots"o'r pintles cl journaled in the guide bloe'k's'or members 0 and provided withahandle d for turning the rod Dabout' its pivots. Tlie rod D isarrangedparallelto'the movable jaw B and engages the sanfe'forrnoving the' jaw toward the fixedjaw and 'alsda'ct's as reinforcement or sup ers for thfe' m ov able The actuating rod D andthe' movable jaw are preferably connected in'ter mediate of their ends by any" suitable means," such as a'bent rod or strap 1 whiehembraces the eccentric rod D and causes the movable jaw to be withdrawn .fronijthe.

fixed jaw when the eccentric rod'is,'. tui'ii'ed 5 ina direction to release the saw. E represents a saw to be sharpened.- The fixed and movable jaws and the guide members and actuating members" for the" movable" jaw, of themselves constitute no part of this invention and may be of any suitable or desired construction.

The movable jaw is supported from the fixed jaw by means of connecting or arch members F, which, in the construction shown, are substantially U-shape and each of which is pivoted at one end to the vertical flange of the fixed jaw A and at its outer end to the guide member C. The arch or connecting members are arranged at the ends of the jaws, parts of the horizontal flange of the fixed jaw being cut away so 1 connecting members F are pivoted on bushings 7 extending through holes in the connecting members and secured to the fixed j aw and to the guide members by means of screws 7 or the like.

By means of this construction, the movable jaw is securely held with regard 'to the fixed jaw, and the connecting members can be easily shifted from one position to another to permit the saw to be inserted into the vise as shown in Fig. 1, in which the saw is securely held or gripped in close proximity to the teeth so that the teeth thereof can be filed or set as may be desired, or the saw may be held in the vise, as shown in Fig. 2, in such a way as to expose the entire saw edge for running a tool along the teeth of the saw for jointing the saw. The connecting members thus readily adapt the vise to hold the saw in either manner and avoid the necessity of reversing the vise on the table or support as has heretofore been necessary.

I claim as my invention V 1. In a vise, the combination witha fixed jawand a movable jaw, means for securing said'fixed jaw to a support, andmeans for pressing said movable jaw toward saidfixed jaw, of members movably connected to said fixed jaw and to said movable jaw and adapted to be positioned either above or below said jaws without changing the position of said jaws to permit an article to be inserted between the jaws of the vise eitherfrom above or below the vise Without detachingsaid vise from said support.

'2. In a Vise, the combination with a fixed jaw and a movable jaw spaced apart to Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the jaw and a movable jaw spaced apart to form a slot to receive the work, and means for pressing said movable jaw toward said fixed jaw, of a pair of substantially archshaped connecting members each of which has a pivotal connection with said fixed jaw and said movable jaw, said connecting membersbeing arranged at the ends of said jaws and being adapted to swing either above or below said jaws for causing said jaws to open upwardly or downwardly.

4. In a vise,,the combination with a fixed jaw and a movable jaw, of guide blocks on which said movable jaw is slidable, means engaging said gulde blocks and said movable aw for pressing said movable aw toward said fixed jaw, and members connecting said guide blocks and said fixed jaw, said members being adapted to be positioned either 7 above or below said jaws to permit an article to be inserted between said jaws either from above or from below the vise.

5. In a vise, the combination with a fixed jaw adapted to be secured to a support, and a-movable jaw adjustable relatively to. said fixed jaw for clamping an article between said jaws, a member connecting. said fixed and movable jaws and movable into a po-. sition in which the slot between thejaws opens upwardly and into a position in which the slot between said jaws opens downwardly, said connectingmember being movable from one position to another without disconnecting said vise from said support.

Witness my hand this 12th day of December, 1917. V FRANK .E. PARR. Witnesses:

F. E. PROCHNOW,

A. L. MoGEn.

Commissioner of Patents,

7 Washington, D. C. 

